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When will nuclear fusion become a viable source of energy? Even once researchers can reliably get more power out of a fusion reaction than they put in, they’ll still need to overcome engineering challenges to scale up fusion energy.


Nuclear fusion could one day be a viable source of clean energy, but major engineering challenges stand in the way.

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